Method and apparatus for measurement and control of photomask to substrate alignment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7935546
APP PUB NO 20090195787A1
SERIAL NO

12026763

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A method, structure, system of aligning a substrate to a photomask. The method includes: directing incident light through a pattern of clear regions transparent to the incident light in an opaque-to-the-incident-light region of a photomask, through a lens and onto a photodiode formed in a substrate, the photodiodes electrically connected to a light emitting diode formed in the substrate, the light emitting diode emitting light of different wavelength than a wavelength of the incident lights; measuring an intensity of emitted light from light emitting diode; and adjusting alignment of the photomask to the substrate based on the measured intensity of emitted light.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fox, Benjamin Aaron Rochester, US 14 83
Gibbs, Nathaniel James Rochester, US 11 75
Granados, Axel Aguado Rochester, US 10 78
Maki, Andrew Benson Rochester, US 43 270
Sheets,, II John Edward Zumbrota, US 22 252
Timpane, Trevor Joseph Rochester, US 18 106

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